#2C9DB2#2C9DB2

#2C9DB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.101 H 213.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C9DB2
RGB	rgb(44, 157, 178)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(189, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.76, -23.68, -19.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.76, 30.90, 219.97°)
OKLab	oklab(64.38% -0.0848 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(64.38% 0.101 213.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1281, 27.8612, 46.3751)
Luminance	0.2786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C9DB2 #B2412C

analogous

#2CB284 #2C9DB2 #2C5AB2

triadic

#2C9DB2 #B22C9D #9DB22C

tetradic

#2C9DB2 #842CB2 #B2412C #5AB22C

square

#2C9DB2 #842CB2 #B2412C #5AB22C

split-complementary

#2C9DB2 #B22C5A #B2842C

monochromatic

#144650 #207281 #2C9DB2 #49BDD2 #7ACFDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#2C9DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#2C9DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #2C9DB2

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C9DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##2C9DB2	1.00	3.19	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D98B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c9db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 157, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.101 213.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7abac9',
    500: '#2c9db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c9db2;
$custom-light: #7abac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c9db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.403,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64379,
    "c": 0.10124,
    "h": 213.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.27864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C9DB2

secondary

#C68073

accent

#5D44E4

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0B1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C9DB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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